OpenCV takes a few megabyte of storage. Opening a few images for pixel access, meaning you have an uncompressed copy in memory, can quickly bring any system dow

OpenCV takes a few megabyte of storage. Opening a few images for pixel access, meaning you have an uncompressed copy in memory, can quickly bring any system down. Same problem with Matlab. Not really sure, but there are probably precompiled modules of OpenCV for popular distros. I think a Chromebook would work if you are indeed able to install Linux. But I don't really get why people studying computer science don't have a dedicated machine for that. > on a new computer costing $1,500, $2,000, or more I don't know current prices, but you get an Intel Nuc for < 150$. Add a monitor to that... Even on a cost basis, I don't think Chromebooks can compete and I would not recommend them for learning overall.